[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 slipped on Wednesday after ending the previous session with a record and the Nasdaq failed to hold all-time highs reached earlier in the day while investors waited for more earnings reports.
"There was no needle moving news today for people to be making bigger bets on anything after the big move we had yesterday."In aftermarket trading, Microsoft shares rose about three per cent and Facebook shares gained nearly five per cent.At the market close on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 59.34 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 26,597.05, the S&P 500 lost 6.43 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 2,927.25 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 18.81 points, or 0.
"The market is taking a pause," she said."We've a lot of earnings coming this week and next. There's nothing today that would change the overall economic outlook." Caterpillar Inc fell three per cent as rising costs hit margins in its construction equipment business and the company reported tepid sales in the Asia-Pacific region.
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